Back to the war time period

The rainstorm was pouring, and the accumulated water mixed with mud and penetrated into the trenches filled with mud. The footprints of people walked over and stepped on the soil tighter. After the fences of the Roman camp were also removed, signs filled with heads were erected, stretching for several miles. The strategy of closing the door and setting fire that night and blocking the camp gate and fighting was effective, and to the end, there were about 3,000 Roman auxiliary soldiers and barbarian cavalry surrendering, which was also a problem of whether to kill or use it.

The dense raindrops fell on the paper umbrella, and the crackling sounded suddenly. Gongsun Zhi walked on the slippery ground, his boots were covered in mud. Li Ke, who was accompanying him, held behind the heels of the umbrella, and the guard wolf riding in armor, holding his bow and left and right, and his hair was wet against his face, which was also covered with water stains. However, at this moment, most of their eyes were focused on the pile of prisoners tied by ropes.

Gongsun Zhi walked past the figures kneeling in the rain and spoke, "I heard that the auxiliary soldiers of the Qin people are very useful."

"Most of them were born civilians or slaves. They transported baggage, built roads and bridges, set up camps and camps during the war. "The blonde woman's eyes swept over the group of prisoners from time to time, her lips trembled slightly, and she spoke very quickly. She looked at Gongsun Zhi and hesitated for a moment, and still said the brewing words: "... Gongsun, they are already your prisoners, and they are far away from their hometown. Don't worry about escaping, they can be used as coolies."

The figure walking under the umbrella turned around and looked at the generals behind him: "What do you think?"

"What are some foreigners staying for? Some of us great men can use it." Dian Wei kneaded his palms, and his joints made a crisp sound, "If you want me to see, just kill them together."

On the right, Zhao Yun stood in the rain, looking at the pile of prisoners with more than 3,000 people coldly, with a simple voice: "... After entering the Han area, my hands were stained with blood from the Han people." He looked at his back with a calm look, "The leader... would be better to buried them alive, so that the brothers would let their swords be stretched out."

“…I think I can still stay.”

"What if these three thousand people return to Shanggu County and find an opportunity to make trouble?"

"What are you talking about? The leader just said that he was a little sensible and couldn't tolerate it... He might as well kill them all."

During the discussion of the scattered words, Gongsun Zhi waved his hand to let them stop their voices, and his vision followed the Roman captives tied into a string, and smiled: "Although I am small, I am more than enough to accommodate them. A group of slaves with no combat power. If they have the courage to cause trouble, it will not be too late to kill them when the time comes."

Stephanie breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.

As he was speaking, in the distance, two figures riding horses came to this side under the rain curtain. When he saw Gongsun Zhi in front of the pile of prisoners, one of them was still a little excited on his face. Then he jumped off his horse and ran over in the rain.

"This is Ma Teng's son, Ma Chao?" Gongsun Zhi frowned.

But then, he was relieved. During the current period of time, Ma Chao seemed to be only a 16 or 17-year-old young man. When he was in his previous time and space, he was just a high school child. His temperament had not reached the level of fierceness of the murderous Cao Cao cutting his beard and abandoning his robe.

Someone who had seen each other nodded and responded: "It's Ma Mengqi."

"Governor Gongsun!"

The accumulated water splashed under the feet of the young general, and his silver armor slightly collided with his strode. He stretched out his arms and came closer to bow: "Ma Chao of Xiliang, I have met the governor!"

After seeing the ceremony, the young general who was free and unruly in character then said carelessly: "Chao had heard of the governor's reputation on the grassland as early as the Sanfu land. When my father heard that the governor sent someone to jointly suppress the enemy outside the border, Chao begged his father for a long time before he could come."

In his words, Ma Chao's expression of excitement rose from time to time, which surprised Gongsun Zhi. The other party's performance was even a bit like the star-chasing people in later generations who saw their idols, but they were not fanatical, but they just felt excited in their words.

"When Chao was at home, he had doubts about the cavalry under the governor. After fighting today, he realized that he had such power. Who else in the family would question him in the future? I slapped him to death."

Ma Chao waved his arms in the rain and said a few words in one breath. He was not stingy with his praise and excitement after confirming the rumors about Gongsun Zhi. Gongsun Zhi patted the other party’s arm: "Your soldiers are also very powerful. You blocked the south of the Qin people alone and did not allow one to escape. Your Ma family is worthy of being a descendant of Ma Zhengxi."

"Of course it's amazing!" Ma Chao still has the heart of a young man. When he heard the praise, he laughed. After talking to Gongsun Zhi for a few words, he was about to say goodbye: "Since the war is over, Chao should go back to report to his father. If the governor has time in the future, he can come to Xiliang to teach Chao how to use cavalry."

"Okay, after the north is stable, I also want to go to Xiliang to take a look."

"Na Chao is waiting for the governor to arrive in Xiliang, and accompany the governor to see the northwest scenery." As he said that, he took two steps back and raised his hands in the rain: "Cho, say goodbye-"

After the words came, he turned around and flipped onto the horse's back, shouted at Pang De, who was coming with him, "Let's go home!" The latter also bowed to the group opposite, turned around the horse's head, and returned to his own team with Ma Chao. When the army turned, Ma Chao turned his head, looked at the blurry figure on the opposite side, and said softly to the general beside him: "In the future, we will also train a cavalry across the northwest. Ling Ming, I will definitely not lose to him."

"I'll wait and see!" Pang De also had confidence in the major general. The team of five thousand people began to retreat from his sight. He took a look and headed forward.

"I will definitely not lose..."

Ma Chao wiped the water stains on his face and repeated softly.

The rain was still falling, and Gongsun Zhi watched the Xiliang army disappear into the misty rain curtain, turned his head to sweep over the prisoners, his voice calmly: "We should leave too." He hooked his hands and went to humble him. He ordered: "Clear out the heavy steps of the Great Qin people and dig a hole and buried it."

The generals gathered around him. Gongsun Zhi turned his head and looked at them with a serious expression, with a smile: "The war is over, we have won, brothers should have a good rest... And I want to go to the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and see Guan Ning and Bingyuan. You will go back to Shanggu County first, eat meat and eat well, and want to drink good wine. Go to our mansion to find Guanshen Jian. If there are still people who want to make trouble and destroy the northern land, I don't need to say anything, you know what to do?"

Listening to his words, everyone bowed and responded loudly.

In early July, more than 10,000 cavalry set out on their return trip in three directions, and the news here also spread to the south, east, and even west as time passed. By the time it was spreading to the heartland of the Central Plains, it was late July. While the princes were surprised, the world was about to fall in love with the teams coming out of Chang'an to the west.
Chapter completed!